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in syria, elite troops, along with tanks, battled to dislodge rebels from a key southern suburb of damascus. the area is within firing distance of major government sites in the capital. amateur video also showed the aftermath of what appeared to be air strikes in the northeastern suburb of douma. the attacks toppled buildings and sent civilians fleeing. celebrations began today as the new year, 2013, dawned around the globe. we have a report from richard pallot of independent television news. . >> here we go! >> reporter: a perfect summer's night ushering in 2013 in sydney. 7 tons of fireworks lighting up the famous harbor, the world's biggest and most expensive. >> an emotional commentary accompanied the scene in the north korea capitol pyongyang, reportedly the first ever fireworks display in this secretive country. >> in shanghai in china they sang an alternative version of auld lang syne. >> and in hong kong a more familiar one. ♪ auld lang syne ♪. >> a sum >> holman: a somber mood prevailed across india on new year's eve, as the country mourned the victim of a gang rape. celebratio
in syria, elite troops, along with tanks, battled to dislodge rebels from a key southern suburb of damascus. the area is within firing distance of major government sites in the capital. amateur video also showed the aftermath of what appeared to be air strikes in the northeastern suburb of douma. the attacks toppled buildings and sent civilians fleeing. celebrations began today as the new year, 2013, dawned around the globe. we have a report from richard pallot of independent television news. ....
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syria will be a key issue. unwinding the war from a diplomatic stand on in afghanistan. there will be this very significant agenda as he becomes the chief diplomat in the united states. >> in tackling this questions, those big issues like iran, like syria where a lot of people are calling for much tougher action, how do you think he will respond to those problems? what will be his priority? >> you were saying earlier, the contrast between john kerry and susan rice. he knows barack obama well. they served together on the senate foreign relations committee. but he does not bring the relationship into the job that susan rice would have. part of it would be sitting down with the president and determining what is, aside from world events that are already on the to do list -- where does barack obama want to make his mark in the second term? middle east peace? global warming? immigration reform? obviously, that will determine to some extent where john kerry moves going forward. >> thank you very much for joining us. as we just heard, what to do about the ongoing civil war in sy
syria will be a key issue. unwinding the war from a diplomatic stand on in afghanistan. there will be this very significant agenda as he becomes the chief diplomat in the united states. >> in tackling this questions, those big issues like iran, like syria where a lot of people are calling for much tougher action, how do you think he will respond to those problems? what will be his priority? >> you were saying earlier, the contrast between john kerry and susan rice. he knows barack...
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from iran to syria to libya to egypt to israeli, palestinian standoff over gaza, the obama administration's wishes have seldom been grapted. >> we and the world have joined in condemning the brutality of the assad regime. >> no one wants to determine what happened that night in benghazi more than the president and i do. >> and this administration has either been guilty of colossal incompetence or engaged in a coverup. >> a red line should be drawn right here. before iran completes the second stage of nuclear enrichment necessary to make a bottom. >> -- bomb. >> i will not keep american es in harm's way a single day required than is absolutely necessary for our national security. gwen: there's a lot of unfinished business. >> you can call the year of 2012 the year of unsolved problems. par of that didn't include, congress orks north korea. even china is bumping up against its neighbors and it's striking how little of this was discussed. but the economy always gets in the way of foreign policy. about the only piece to foreign policy that made its way to the campaign is first president obama's
from iran to syria to libya to egypt to israeli, palestinian standoff over gaza, the obama administration's wishes have seldom been grapted. >> we and the world have joined in condemning the brutality of the assad regime. >> no one wants to determine what happened that night in benghazi more than the president and i do. >> and this administration has either been guilty of colossal incompetence or engaged in a coverup. >> a red line should be drawn right here. before iran...
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it is in syria. it is in iraq. it is in yemen. and the whole thing is metastasized. >> romney in the first debate. president obama in the second debate. >> gabby giffords who came back from a real tragedy and is now back and deserves all the commendation that you can muster up. >> that's a lovely tribute and choice. >> massachusetts campaign was looking sad and troubled there for a while. but she has stuck to it and came out the winner. >> republican governor scott walker. this has been gummed up already by buchanan. despite a bruising show down recall, plus organized labors national money war chest lined up against him, scott walker won handily. does he have a future? >> he does. and you copied mine pretty well. >> most original thinker? >> my magazine the american conservative, which an awful lot of people are looking at and commenting favorably on. something different than the consecutive interventionist. >> do you have a membership to that magazine? >> no, i don't get a dime for it. >> thanks for clearing that up. >> original
it is in syria. it is in iraq. it is in yemen. and the whole thing is metastasized. >> romney in the first debate. president obama in the second debate. >> gabby giffords who came back from a real tragedy and is now back and deserves all the commendation that you can muster up. >> that's a lovely tribute and choice. >> massachusetts campaign was looking sad and troubled there for a while. but she has stuck to it and came out the winner. >> republican governor scott...
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you can officially recognize as the future government of syria. i think that's encouraging but encouraging against the backdrop of a lot of people losing their lives. >> and libya? >> well, libya, obviously there was the awful attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi and the death of a very brave american ambassador. you know that points to, of course, serious problems but it's again the backdrop n which it's been quite a success story since the war there. you do have a functioning government. auto revenues have come back and that's important because they can provide revenues for their general population. there's obvious a serious security problem in some parts of the country but it's been a lot better place today than it was two years ago. >> rose: after syria, what happens when they try to move chemical weapons? >> well, both president obama and the british government have given the clearest possible warning -- >> rose: there will be consequences. >> very clear consequences and i think the syrians understand that and those who support us. >> ros
you can officially recognize as the future government of syria. i think that's encouraging but encouraging against the backdrop of a lot of people losing their lives. >> and libya? >> well, libya, obviously there was the awful attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi and the death of a very brave american ambassador. you know that points to, of course, serious problems but it's again the backdrop n which it's been quite a success story since the war there. you do have a functioning...
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what would you do about syria right now? >> the big problem here is radical islam and the president's refusal to address the issue. the president -- here's a president that ran on women's issues and we have egypt imposing sharia law and you don't hear a word. women have to have head coverings and have no rights and you don't hear the president condemn sharia or radical islam or haven't heard him talk about the problems that are now coming up with muslim brotherhood in control of egypt, in libya and we see obviously elements of muslim brotherhood as part of the syrian lives. you see it going on in jordan. this neighborhood for israel is getting uncomfortable. used to be surrounding israel were some some cases with the exception of jordan, either cool pieces or hostile in the case of syria and lebanon. but they were controlled by basically nonreligious dictators. now we have dictators as you're seeing more doing in egypt, dictating a new constitution. but now you have sharia law and radical islamists who have a thee logical re
what would you do about syria right now? >> the big problem here is radical islam and the president's refusal to address the issue. the president -- here's a president that ran on women's issues and we have egypt imposing sharia law and you don't hear a word. women have to have head coverings and have no rights and you don't hear the president condemn sharia or radical islam or haven't heard him talk about the problems that are now coming up with muslim brotherhood in control of egypt, in...
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syria's opposition has already dismissed his suggestions. hope for a rapid end to the bloodshed seems optimistic. >> syria will be the special focus later this half hour. >> we will have a special report from the turkish-syrian border. in other news, u.s. president barack obama has broken off his christmas vacation to resume talks on the so-called fiscal cliff, taxes and spending cuts unless democrats and republicans reach a deal by new year's eve. >> nearly all the major players in those negotiations are starting to agree on one thing, and that is that a deal is virtually impossible by that deadline. senior officials say there is little hope of a grand bargain to shave trillions of dollars off of america's mountain of debt. >> applause for the bell at the start of the trading day is a daily ritual at the new york stock exchange, despite the enthusiasm, traders are keeping an anxious eye on share prices. the fiscal cliff is on everyone's mind. u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner has warned that his department will need to take extraordi
syria's opposition has already dismissed his suggestions. hope for a rapid end to the bloodshed seems optimistic. >> syria will be the special focus later this half hour. >> we will have a special report from the turkish-syrian border. in other news, u.s. president barack obama has broken off his christmas vacation to resume talks on the so-called fiscal cliff, taxes and spending cuts unless democrats and republicans reach a deal by new year's eve. >> nearly all the major...
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religious believes and ideology the so-called friends of syria including the gulf states the west the u.k. and friends many morocco to throw their weight behind the newly formed syrian opposition coalition two thirds of the islamic dominated and while some coalition has the highest of the muslim brotherhood in cellophane and their idea of freedom for syria what go ahead i could ask a positive sign for us that our military struggle is can't find being mostly islamic on the vehicles martyrdom for the sake of allah has always been the main motive for peace and security. in what's seen as a symbolic attempts to distance themselves from terrorists in syria washington has designated one of the rebel groups all nusra a terrorist organization but the same syrian opposition that the us supports welcomes the efforts of groups like al nusra the decision of considering. one of the factions fighting the regime is a terrorist organization that should be reconsidered. this is a demonstration of support for almost right in syria people heard chanting we are students of osama. bin for here in washingt
religious believes and ideology the so-called friends of syria including the gulf states the west the u.k. and friends many morocco to throw their weight behind the newly formed syrian opposition coalition two thirds of the islamic dominated and while some coalition has the highest of the muslim brotherhood in cellophane and their idea of freedom for syria what go ahead i could ask a positive sign for us that our military struggle is can't find being mostly islamic on the vehicles martyrdom for...
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this is a demonstration of support for in syria people heard chanting we are students of. people here in washington don't seem to understand that if you don't like the government in cairo or if you do like the government in cairo i guess i should say then you will love the government the comes to power in damascus because you will see a sunni muslim islamised government a muslim brotherhood style government that is absolutely intolerant fundamentally hostile to the west washington has failed to officially denounce the many suicide bombings perpetrated by the rebels in syria preferring to focus on the wrongs committed by the assad regime alone the u.s. is also ramping up the rhetoric about the possibility of the assad government using chemical weapons against civilians something that damascus says would be suicidal on the other hand many rebels are not averse to the idea of suicide in the name of what they call a holy war militants have recently taken control of a toxic chemical plant in the country's second city of aleppo a video was uploaded to youtube showing them testin
this is a demonstration of support for in syria people heard chanting we are students of. people here in washington don't seem to understand that if you don't like the government in cairo or if you do like the government in cairo i guess i should say then you will love the government the comes to power in damascus because you will see a sunni muslim islamised government a muslim brotherhood style government that is absolutely intolerant fundamentally hostile to the west washington has failed to...
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and don't surprise or shock anybody and like in the case of iraq all this harm was done to syria with the substantial help of the outsiders on the guise of democratic and time. so thousands of sunni muslims in iraq have joined protests against the shia led government the rallies are the largest public anger in a week of demonstrations that flared up after the arrest of at city finance ministers bodyguards sunni's who controlled iraq until the fall of saddam hussein ten years ago accuse the shia authorities of refusing to share power and they sectarian strife is just part of a wider conflict which has recently seen some of its worst violence since the iraq war and. iraqi american blogger and political analyst told me that the foreign invasion has helped to create instability unfortunately is another example of. u.s. interventions decades after the us invaded the country and destroyed it and promised everyone on the wall down in iraq that it will build functioning democracy but everyone will be happy living in peace and prosperity became one of the water places to live on earth the coun
and don't surprise or shock anybody and like in the case of iraq all this harm was done to syria with the substantial help of the outsiders on the guise of democratic and time. so thousands of sunni muslims in iraq have joined protests against the shia led government the rallies are the largest public anger in a week of demonstrations that flared up after the arrest of at city finance ministers bodyguards sunni's who controlled iraq until the fall of saddam hussein ten years ago accuse the shia...
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. >> syria could become a saster. this is a country y with a huge stockpile of chemical weapons which are pretty active. we have allowed the saudis and qatari to arm the rebels and they are the people who farmed the islamists, sohey now have the upper hand among the rebels. -- arm the islamts. the west did not do anything comparable with the non-islamist opposition. we are looking at the possie country that would dide into three or four like yugoslavia or could become the hottest and syria is a serious country. it is not libyaya or ahanistan. -- or could become jihadist. >> a molithic opposition inn syria d thfact t that there are opponents of that regime that we would not be associaiated with either. there are some radicals. that is the difficulty there. >> at what point we say, " that is enough?" have a military servi that is at the breaking point - deployment after deployment after deployment. if we wt to spread this across engage the entire society in it -- a pot that has been advocatedd by no less than stanley mc
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from syria now excuse me from egypt now to syria where the government there the forces are on the receiving end of opposition offensives that the rebels make gains and battles across the country of course in their push towards damascus it comes after the opposition received another boost this week when their diplomatic status was upgraded by a u.s. led group of nations who also donated more than one hundred million dollars to the anti us camp meanwhile and nato is deploying surface to air missiles and troops to neighboring turkey requested the reinforcements from its allies after a series of cross border exchanges of fire with syria alliance officials now claim the syrian government has begun using ballistic missiles against the rebels that is something that is the night that by damascus is guy nature can takes a closer look at who exactly is fighting against assad. they call themselves martyrs and. all those you see around you of the fighters you see are living the martyrs and the living martyr has already sacrificed a soul for this country. syrian rebels say they will stop at nothing to d
from syria now excuse me from egypt now to syria where the government there the forces are on the receiving end of opposition offensives that the rebels make gains and battles across the country of course in their push towards damascus it comes after the opposition received another boost this week when their diplomatic status was upgraded by a u.s. led group of nations who also donated more than one hundred million dollars to the anti us camp meanwhile and nato is deploying surface to air...
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the reason for staging the missiles on syria's border is not because of an attack by syria because there's actually no likelihood that syria is going to attack turkey and in any case those missiles are to be directed against planes or ballistic missiles not against the artillery shells all mortars that are informing the the turkish border accidentally so the obvious question is why those patriots there speculation is based on the fact that perhaps they are there as the first step. and direct measurement intervention sometime next year and one has to ask the question who did the germans who did the british who did the americans who do you think is a point in syria they are not supporting groups who are committed to democracy not supporting groups to commit to a political transition in not supporting groups to get into in any way the formation of a transparent state online we've got further insight into the various opposition groups in syria as well as how the deployment of nato weapons in turkey may change the balance of power in the region. president barack obama has signed into law a bill
the reason for staging the missiles on syria's border is not because of an attack by syria because there's actually no likelihood that syria is going to attack turkey and in any case those missiles are to be directed against planes or ballistic missiles not against the artillery shells all mortars that are informing the the turkish border accidentally so the obvious question is why those patriots there speculation is based on the fact that perhaps they are there as the first step. and direct...
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syria dives deeper into conflict we take a look at the key developments in the civil war over the last year that. recalled later this hour. a growing number of wealthy britons plan to wave goodbye to the u.k. over the next two years and move their lives and money elsewhere more than a fifth of the country's millionaires are considering emigrating that's according to lloyd's international bank artie's borger explains what exactly is making the rich luxury like. blame the dismal weather that's reportedly the overwhelming reason for why one in five british million as a considering upping sticks and leaving the country now those reasons are followed closely by the high rate of crime in the u.k. and anti social behavior and then another reason why they might want to leave is the high cost of living here in the u.k. and only in fourth place to my why they might might want to leave is the high rate of personal taxation now where are they going well top of the list of destinations is france it's nearby and it's warmer weather and same goes for spain which is the other place where they're all t
syria dives deeper into conflict we take a look at the key developments in the civil war over the last year that. recalled later this hour. a growing number of wealthy britons plan to wave goodbye to the u.k. over the next two years and move their lives and money elsewhere more than a fifth of the country's millionaires are considering emigrating that's according to lloyd's international bank artie's borger explains what exactly is making the rich luxury like. blame the dismal weather that's...
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into syria. the outsiders on the guise of. our let's get into it now time for the r.t. world update will start with the former egyptian president hosni mubarak he's been readmitted to hospital after his health took a turn for the worse of a four year old was ordered by the state prosecutor. for three decades of life in prison for failing to protect protesters killed in the arab spring last year. the current president mohamed morsi has launched an investigation into opposition leaders that he accuses of supporting efforts to depose. thousands of sunni muslims in iraq you've joined protests against the shia led government at the rally. public anger and a week of demonstrations that flared up after the arrest of a sunni finance minister. many sunni community dominated iraq until the fall of saddam hussein ten years ago accusing stories of. power. now the international monetary fund raising the alarm over germany's reporter austerity plans which are proposed to come into force after next year's elections the measures will apparently include raising the retirement age tax hi
into syria. the outsiders on the guise of. our let's get into it now time for the r.t. world update will start with the former egyptian president hosni mubarak he's been readmitted to hospital after his health took a turn for the worse of a four year old was ordered by the state prosecutor. for three decades of life in prison for failing to protect protesters killed in the arab spring last year. the current president mohamed morsi has launched an investigation into opposition leaders that he...
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syria because that's the no likelihood that syria is going to attack turkey and in any case those missiles to be directed against planes or ballistic missiles not against the shells almost as that of informing the the turkish border accidentally so the office christmas-y. those patriots there and the speculation is based on the fact that perhaps they're there as the first step to declaring a no fly zone and direct measurement of intervention sometime next year and one has to ask the question who did the germans who did the british who did the americans who think it's appalling in syria they're not supporting groups who committed to democracy you know supporting groups that committed to political transition the not supporting groups that are committed to in any way this will mission over an open transparent state. north korea defied the world wednesday with a launched a long range rocket that it says successfully placed a weather satellite into orbit but the claims were met with skepticism by the u.s. south korea and japan who suspect it was in fact testing a long range ballistic missile te
syria because that's the no likelihood that syria is going to attack turkey and in any case those missiles to be directed against planes or ballistic missiles not against the shells almost as that of informing the the turkish border accidentally so the office christmas-y. those patriots there and the speculation is based on the fact that perhaps they're there as the first step to declaring a no fly zone and direct measurement of intervention sometime next year and one has to ask the question...
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the reason for staging the missiles on syria's border is not because of an attack by syria because there's actually no likelihood that syria is going to attack turkey and in any case those missiles to be directed against planes or ballistic missiles not against the azzurri shells almost as that of informing the the border accidentally so the obvious question is why those patriots and speculation is based on the fact that perhaps they are there as the first step to declaring and us laws own and direct measurement intervention sometime next year and one has to ask the question who did the germans who did the british who did the americans who holds and i think it's appalling in syria they are not supporting groups who committed to democracy you know supporting groups that committed to political transition did not comply supporting groups that are committed to in any way this whole mission of an open transparent state. are you watching live from moscow is now at ten minutes past the hour corporate giants like starbucks and amazon are finding legal loopholes to avoid paying taxes on their huge
the reason for staging the missiles on syria's border is not because of an attack by syria because there's actually no likelihood that syria is going to attack turkey and in any case those missiles to be directed against planes or ballistic missiles not against the azzurri shells almost as that of informing the the border accidentally so the obvious question is why those patriots and speculation is based on the fact that perhaps they are there as the first step to declaring and us laws own and...
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. >> syria -- how did the united states, the government, the administration handles syria? appropriately, and appropriately, enough, not enough? >> the good thing about afghanistan and iraq wars is that key wheat -- they are keeping us out of syria. we are war-wary. then a serious is a disaster. it is a country with a hug ockpe ofhemil weaps. we have allowed the saudis and the qatari to arm the rebels, and they are people who are on the islamists, so the islamists now have the upper hand among the rebels. the west did not do anything comparable with the non-islamic opposition. we are looking at possible country that would divide into three or four, like yugoslavia, or could become 80 hottest -- and syria is a serious country. it is not libya, not afghanistan, and i think we will regret hing d nonfluce on the outcome. >> the fact is that there are opponents of that regime that we would not be associated with either. that is the difficulty there. >> at what point do we say, "that is enough?" we have a military service that is at the breaking point. deployment after deployment
. >> syria -- how did the united states, the government, the administration handles syria? appropriately, and appropriately, enough, not enough? >> the good thing about afghanistan and iraq wars is that key wheat -- they are keeping us out of syria. we are war-wary. then a serious is a disaster. it is a country with a hug ockpe ofhemil weaps. we have allowed the saudis and the qatari to arm the rebels, and they are people who are on the islamists, so the islamists now have the upper...
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another author also criticized the deep reluctance of syria's key opposition group bound by the west to make any concessions in the civil standoff but his trial is that russia is ready to hold talks with the group when they push for that diplomatic solution to the conflict the syrian crisis has trond on for nearly two years with reports of fresh blood shed an almost deadly daily bases overseas correspondents call as close as they prove to the real stories of violence tearing the country apart and that's what we're focusing on today in our series of events that shaped twenty two. it became very apparent after a massive regional arab spring and in the wake of that the next contact of a pro-democracy movement and a revolution or civil war was not what was happening in syria when you see some politicians there and the media circus is just. cracking down on people you think but what about the other side. of the politics and diplomacy there are facts that are simply too important to ignore. i remember i was a training session of the syrian football team and the coach was very angry with ho
another author also criticized the deep reluctance of syria's key opposition group bound by the west to make any concessions in the civil standoff but his trial is that russia is ready to hold talks with the group when they push for that diplomatic solution to the conflict the syrian crisis has trond on for nearly two years with reports of fresh blood shed an almost deadly daily bases overseas correspondents call as close as they prove to the real stories of violence tearing the country apart...
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wired and don't surprise anybody and like in the case of for iraq paul this harm was done to syria but the substantial help of the outsiders on the guise of democratic. and i do stay with us if you can here at r.t. for more twenty twelve recalls from. sliding ever closer to what it has become known as the fiscal cliff with barack obama hosting another last minute emergency meeting later today for weeks the republicans and democrats are trying to reach a deal on how to reduce the national deficit if they don't billions of dollars in tax hikes and spending cuts automatically take effect on january the first activist and journalist says it's not the deadlock that bothers him but rather what has already been agreed upon. the real problem in my eyes is not the fact that they can't reach an agreement but rather that they have reached an agreement on many fundamental things the grievance they have reached is that neither of them are going to advocate put more money in the hands of working people they have no problem whatsoever removing a trillion dollars or three trillion dollars from the eco
wired and don't surprise anybody and like in the case of for iraq paul this harm was done to syria but the substantial help of the outsiders on the guise of democratic. and i do stay with us if you can here at r.t. for more twenty twelve recalls from. sliding ever closer to what it has become known as the fiscal cliff with barack obama hosting another last minute emergency meeting later today for weeks the republicans and democrats are trying to reach a deal on how to reduce the national...
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and don't surprise or shock anybody and like in the case of for our poll this harm was done to syria with the substantial help of the outsiders on the guise of democratic and. in egypt the country's main opposition leaders are under investigation for allegedly inciting their supporters to overthrow president mohamed morsi approach was announced shortly after the islam has drafted new constitution in trying shari'a law was officially approved in the referendum and writer and journalist neil clark has explained why he thinks morsi is going after the opposition i. think he wants to sort of deflect attention from the economy because the underlying problem the biggest we're facing is the economic crisis one of four egyptians are without jobs poverty is on the right he just ended subsidies on fuel which means that the prices of gas and electricity are going to rocket and so this is a kind of the smoke screen and he was breaking to get the opposition tied up in these are the legal challenges to it to sort of stop them from focusing on opposing him on the issues where he's very weak and i th
and don't surprise or shock anybody and like in the case of for our poll this harm was done to syria with the substantial help of the outsiders on the guise of democratic and. in egypt the country's main opposition leaders are under investigation for allegedly inciting their supporters to overthrow president mohamed morsi approach was announced shortly after the islam has drafted new constitution in trying shari'a law was officially approved in the referendum and writer and journalist neil...
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. >> all right, syria. how did the united states, how did the government, how did the administration handled syria? appropriately? and appropriately? enough? not enough? >> the good thing about the afghanistan and iraq forces that they are keeping us out of syria. >> syria could become a disaster. this is a country with a huge stockpile of chemical weapons, which are pretty active. we have allowed the saudis and qataris to arm the rebels, and those are the people who have armed the islamists, so the islamists now have the upper hand among the rebels. the west -- the british and french and we and the turks -- did not do anything comparable with the non-islamic opposition. we are looking at a possible country that would divide into three or four like yugoslavia, or could become jihadist, and syria is a serious country. it is not libya or afghanistan, and it think we will regret having no influence on the outcome. >> monolithic opposition, and the fact is there are opponents of that regime that we would not wa
. >> all right, syria. how did the united states, how did the government, how did the administration handled syria? appropriately? and appropriately? enough? not enough? >> the good thing about the afghanistan and iraq forces that they are keeping us out of syria. >> syria could become a disaster. this is a country with a huge stockpile of chemical weapons, which are pretty active. we have allowed the saudis and qataris to arm the rebels, and those are the people who have...
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moscow says he's doing everything possible to bring about the release of two russians kidnapped in syria on monday that being held for ransom by suspected rebels who also seized an italian citizen and other hostages ukraine in general is for maine's a minutes and hands with a deadline costing on a fifty million dollars price tag of life meanwhile a news crew working for a u.s. channel have escaped after several days in captivity the hostage crisis comes as the fighting intensifies across the country in the capital damascus rebels i'm up to in battles with palestinian militias who support the syrian government some observers blame the violence on foreign meddling terrorist groups. means for financing so does truth park in latin america that it's true the. terrorist groups so that in many other places. they are have tension but financing as always they are terrorists or insurgents the goal of the enemy is that syria has been divided into many pieces so you won't have a syrian regime are you out there is where you have a kurdish. fortune and you don't have other sections and you don't have
moscow says he's doing everything possible to bring about the release of two russians kidnapped in syria on monday that being held for ransom by suspected rebels who also seized an italian citizen and other hostages ukraine in general is for maine's a minutes and hands with a deadline costing on a fifty million dollars price tag of life meanwhile a news crew working for a u.s. channel have escaped after several days in captivity the hostage crisis comes as the fighting intensifies across the...
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for to intervene in what it doesn't even need so it's obvious that syria has something that is scary to its. support the idea is this thing was built and. developed through the face of the massive nuclear power nuclear power that israel have to have it work but does it made it breaking out obviously the syrian conflict again spills over into lebanon had to watch it all come from or why division between those for and against syria's president is causing cross border violence which is already claim for my. son is approved legislation that imposes sanctions on high ranking russian officials who washington accuses of human rights violations it links them to the abuse of lawyer said to get magnitsky who died in a russian jail three years ago paradoxically in the sleigh same legislation the us removed decades old trade restrictions but he's understudy to check in and has more on the double act. what does come out of the u.s. senate can be described as a step forward and a step back at the same time when it comes to us russian relations a two fold bill containing two curious elements has be
for to intervene in what it doesn't even need so it's obvious that syria has something that is scary to its. support the idea is this thing was built and. developed through the face of the massive nuclear power nuclear power that israel have to have it work but does it made it breaking out obviously the syrian conflict again spills over into lebanon had to watch it all come from or why division between those for and against syria's president is causing cross border violence which is already...
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lou: not silent on syria. we heard these rumblings out of the adminisation and the foreign policy apparatus of this government for 15 months saying assad must go. doing absolutely nothing. 40,000 peopl murdered, and then, unbelievably, the secretary of state today saying that this, you know, the point of which we reach some sort of resolution depends on how many people the assad regimements to kill. are you kidding me? >> theyon't know what to do. on this, lou, i have to defend -he administration. it's hard to know what to do in a situation whichs now as chaotic as syria. i mean, look -- lou: should we only assign foreign policy masteters in the state department and white house then easy, simple tasks they are resolve? >> no, i just think there's some foreign policy challenges more complex than others, and this is a hard one. we armed the libyans and know some of those weapons went to the very people blowing up american embassies and targets. lou: radicals, extremists, terrorists. the administration will not u
lou: not silent on syria. we heard these rumblings out of the adminisation and the foreign policy apparatus of this government for 15 months saying assad must go. doing absolutely nothing. 40,000 peopl murdered, and then, unbelievably, the secretary of state today saying that this, you know, the point of which we reach some sort of resolution depends on how many people the assad regimements to kill. are you kidding me? >> theyon't know what to do. on this, lou, i have to defend -he...
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. >> meanwhile fighting across syria is intensifying. in this town activists have heavy bombardment and killed civilians. elsewhere rebels were claiming games in different areas. in damascus, rebels were celebrating their advances. the syrian government says its army was clearing towns and cities from what they call terrorists. and there have been protests against their president. demonstrators were calling the president the enemy of god. and in the birthplace of the syrian uprising is not letting down. fighting is said to go on to days, weeks and perhaps months to come. >> and nepal is on the front line of climate changes ancient glaciers and the himalayan mountains are under threat. >> aun usual expiration for a work of art. the rivers are choked with rubbish, air filled with pollution. and all this is being used to encourage people to question how art can relate to environmental construction? they're hoping to come up with some answers. artists are working together to bring a solution. >> different ways of looking at how do you reach
. >> meanwhile fighting across syria is intensifying. in this town activists have heavy bombardment and killed civilians. elsewhere rebels were claiming games in different areas. in damascus, rebels were celebrating their advances. the syrian government says its army was clearing towns and cities from what they call terrorists. and there have been protests against their president. demonstrators were calling the president the enemy of god. and in the birthplace of the syrian uprising is...
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meanwhile across in syria bashar al assad's vice president says neither the government nor the rebels have the military power to prevail in the conflict and her share is calling for a peaceful solution of through the creation of a unity government some rebel forces have said they're open to lead an interim cabinet neighboring turkey wish her only supporters the insurgents also considers the vice president a credible candidate to replace assad meanwhile damascus is on the defensive as the al qaeda linked militants claim to have captured and other loyalist based as their as their latest advance on the vast oil field while russia and china continue to lead calls against foreign intervention we believe that the matters of the. should be decided by the syrian people not by the outside force. also forces say that i don't like this guy i want him to go. two for the chinese these is not upset. because you are following us you don't lack the leader of this country why should you decide who should stay who should go so we have a problem with. that come statement. the british government is deter
meanwhile across in syria bashar al assad's vice president says neither the government nor the rebels have the military power to prevail in the conflict and her share is calling for a peaceful solution of through the creation of a unity government some rebel forces have said they're open to lead an interim cabinet neighboring turkey wish her only supporters the insurgents also considers the vice president a credible candidate to replace assad meanwhile damascus is on the defensive as the al...
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wasco says it's doing everything possible to bring about the release of two russians are kidnapped in syria on monday being held for ransom by suspected rebels also sees an italian citizen when other hostage a ukrainian journalist remains on militant hence the deadline passing on a fifty million dollars price tag for her life meanwhile a news crew working for a u.s. channel has a scape talked to several days in captivity it comes as fighting intensifies across the country in the capital damascus rebels are locked in battles are honest in the vicious who support the syrian government so observers a plenty of audience on foreign meddling. terrorist groups your library and kidnappings for financing so those troops park in latin america that's true. terrorist groups so that in many other places. they already have world tension announcing as always and there are stories that are urging the goal of the the enemies of syria are going to divide it into what many little pieces so you want nobody seriously mario and. there is where you have a kurdish. forces and you have other sections and then you'l
wasco says it's doing everything possible to bring about the release of two russians are kidnapped in syria on monday being held for ransom by suspected rebels also sees an italian citizen when other hostage a ukrainian journalist remains on militant hence the deadline passing on a fifty million dollars price tag for her life meanwhile a news crew working for a u.s. channel has a scape talked to several days in captivity it comes as fighting intensifies across the country in the capital...
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a civil war in syria and nuclear threats from iran. all these stories, did the media pass or fail in the coverage? are journalists on the ground becoming real targets? details next on news watch. want to know what i did in the last five hours? i played a round of golf. then i read a book while teaching myself how to play guitar; ran ten miles while knitting myself a sweater; jumped out of a plane. finally, i became a ping pong master while recording my debut album. how you ask? with 5-hour energy. i get hours of energy now -- no crash later. wait to see the next five hours. >>> physically beaten and there is a lot of psychological torture. they made one choose to shoot first. they pretended to shoot davi several times and when you are blindfolded and then fired a gun up in the air. >> jon: a report on the civil war tearing that country apart. richard engel and his crew kidnapped by what he believes were loyal to assad regime. they were allowed to go free after a firefight between captures and rebel forces. it's the dangers of this work
a civil war in syria and nuclear threats from iran. all these stories, did the media pass or fail in the coverage? are journalists on the ground becoming real targets? details next on news watch. want to know what i did in the last five hours? i played a round of golf. then i read a book while teaching myself how to play guitar; ran ten miles while knitting myself a sweater; jumped out of a plane. finally, i became a ping pong master while recording my debut album. how you ask? with 5-hour...
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syria. that hearing a military conflict. then a panel on housing assistance to low-income renters. >> on tomorrow morning's "washington journal", a look at whether medicare and social security should be part of negotiations on fiscal cliff. we will talk with john larson on how house democrats take on the issue and stephen ola and christina martin and david john of the heritage foundation, on the long-term solvency of social security. "washington journal" is live every morning on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> the white house was very controversial as most americans were. >> it was designed for appellate, but americans were having a pellets. it was not particularly awe-inspiring. a european diplomat told the congress that it was neither large or are of the awe-inspiring nature. to . >> "new york times" critic kitty goldberg gathered photographs in history on sunday evening at 730 eastern and pacific on c-span3 american history tv. >> president obama this evening said the u.s. now recognizes
syria. that hearing a military conflict. then a panel on housing assistance to low-income renters. >> on tomorrow morning's "washington journal", a look at whether medicare and social security should be part of negotiations on fiscal cliff. we will talk with john larson on how house democrats take on the issue and stephen ola and christina martin and david john of the heritage foundation, on the long-term solvency of social security. "washington journal" is live every...
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now another issue touched upon at this conference so far is russia's stance on syria there's been lots of speculation around this issue lately in international media some even saying that russia's position has changed while the president has reiterated once again that moscow does not support president assad's regime but it does not want to see a repeat of what happened in libya with the country deteriorating he says that he doesn't want to see a continuation of a civil war for many years to come first according to the idea which is the people of syria it's society has to decide what sort of a political system he wants to have in the future and who he wants to see control the country and then the change of power has to happen all in order to provide stability first of all smaller population of serious note of syria itself another question was the issue of health there's been a lot of speculation that the president has been having some problems with his back while now. and has denied the speculation and on a lighter note on the issue which has been probably on the minds of millions of pe
now another issue touched upon at this conference so far is russia's stance on syria there's been lots of speculation around this issue lately in international media some even saying that russia's position has changed while the president has reiterated once again that moscow does not support president assad's regime but it does not want to see a repeat of what happened in libya with the country deteriorating he says that he doesn't want to see a continuation of a civil war for many years to...
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media level smuggling weapons to syria they're sending money to syria they're sending foreign fighters from different terrorist groups sending them into syria to fight and to help the local the evolutionary and this is creating more destruction and divisions among the civilians are massive and there's huge destruction that is ongoing and that that is really deplorable and that doesn't show that this is playing or this is going anywhere. thousands of people have hit spain streets to protest against the government's ever growing a sturdy people outraged by cuts to the health care education and pensions with anger also directed at changes to labor laws the protests across fifty five spanish cities were called by unions and social groups the prime minister defended the tough measures saying twenty twelve will be remembered as the year in which the foundations for the country's recovery well laid the brick keeps insisting it doesn't need a bailout despite its deep recession strategist gonzalo there i spoke to him earlier he says that spain is run out of money after years of lavish welfare p
media level smuggling weapons to syria they're sending money to syria they're sending foreign fighters from different terrorist groups sending them into syria to fight and to help the local the evolutionary and this is creating more destruction and divisions among the civilians are massive and there's huge destruction that is ongoing and that that is really deplorable and that doesn't show that this is playing or this is going anywhere. thousands of people have hit spain streets to protest...
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the enemy is that syria had been divided into many pieces so you won't have a syrian anymore you are out there is where you have a kurdish. forces and you will have other sections and then you will have all these opposition members fighting against each other particular all i mean you know the muslim brotherhood. paid around the world all wanting to impose their own totalitarian system on what's left of the of serial ratings agencies ten of them poor as is raise the credit rating of greece's sovereign debt this comes just hours before a planned twenty four hour nationwide strike as people continue venting their frustration at biting counts a monday athens received a fresh trying to bone up funds from the e.u. and the international monetary fund however as one expert says despite the much anticipated cash the greek economy is far from salvation. the fact that the ratings agencies gave us higher rating to the green bombs and yet there's going to be a strike if you get what's happened to that right now the international community be i asked the e.c.b. and you see have two wars austerity
the enemy is that syria had been divided into many pieces so you won't have a syrian anymore you are out there is where you have a kurdish. forces and you will have other sections and then you will have all these opposition members fighting against each other particular all i mean you know the muslim brotherhood. paid around the world all wanting to impose their own totalitarian system on what's left of the of serial ratings agencies ten of them poor as is raise the credit rating of greece's...
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chief foreign correspondent richard engel and they were kidnapped last thursday, they crossed into syria from turkey and they were tied and blind folded until they were released following a gun battle at that checkpoint. >> we are very happy to be out and to be back in turkey. we love being here, we love this country and we appreciate the help. the last five days are days we would rather forget. >> richard engel speaks flaunt arabic. he said they were not physically abused and they would ask him which hostage should be shot first and when they refused there were mock shootings. >>> they sold a plane to late pop star jenny rivera have a. they were killed in that plane crash. the l.a. times reports, in 2001 a ban backed out to purchase from the same executive. they sued saying the plane was unacceptable. a public memorial was held. >>> a deal could be close and as carla campbell reports from our washington d.c. newsroom, they believe an agreement could be reached, here is more. >> reporter: they say the white house can reach a deal as early as tomorrow and that would mean lawmakers could g
chief foreign correspondent richard engel and they were kidnapped last thursday, they crossed into syria from turkey and they were tied and blind folded until they were released following a gun battle at that checkpoint. >> we are very happy to be out and to be back in turkey. we love being here, we love this country and we appreciate the help. the last five days are days we would rather forget. >> richard engel speaks flaunt arabic. he said they were not physically abused and they...
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moscow says it's doing everything possible to bring about the release of two russians kidnapped in syria on monday they're being held for ransom by suspected rebels who also seized an italian citizen another hostage a ukrainian journalist remains a militant hands with a deadline passing on a fifty million dollars price tag the knife meanwhile a news crew working for a u.s. channel have escaped after several days in captivity the hostage crises come as fighting intensifies across the country in the capital damascus rebels are locked in battles with palestinian militias who support the syrian government some observers blame the violence on foreign meddling the role of the enemy is that syria has been divided into many pieces and so you want to be seriously mari right now there is where you have a kurdish. forces. opposition members fighting against each other i mean you know the muslim brotherhood. paid goons from around the world all want to impose their own totalitarian system on what's left of the syrian america and saudi arabia has happy supporters financially and militarily. number of
moscow says it's doing everything possible to bring about the release of two russians kidnapped in syria on monday they're being held for ransom by suspected rebels who also seized an italian citizen another hostage a ukrainian journalist remains a militant hands with a deadline passing on a fifty million dollars price tag the knife meanwhile a news crew working for a u.s. channel have escaped after several days in captivity the hostage crises come as fighting intensifies across the country in...
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a civil war in syria and nuclear threats from iran. all these stories, did the media pass or fail in the coverage? are journalists on the ground becoming real targets? details next on news watch. [ cellphone chirping ] [ buzzing ] bye dad. drive safe. k. love you. [ chirping, buzzing continues ] [ horn honks ] [ buzzing continues ] [ male announcer ] the sprint drive first app. blocks and replies to texts while you drive. we can live without the &. visit sprint.com/drive. >>> physically beaten and there is a lot of psychological torture. they made one choose to shoot first. they pretended to shoot davi several times and when you are blindfolded and then fired a gun up in the air. >> jon: a report on the civil war tearing that country apart. richard engel and his crew kidnapped by what he believes were loyal to assad regime. they were allowed to go free after a firefight between captures and rebel forces. it's the dangers of this work. >> it's getting ever more dangerous, with each passing year we have lost 28 journalists in syria this
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